MADISON, Wis. -
Friday afternoon brought the Dartmouth women's cross country team to the
biggest regular season meet on its entire 2012 schedule, the Wisconsin adidas
Invitational.

However, the long wait and anticipation for the prestigious
meet was hampered before the starter's gun sounded as two minor injuries prior
to the race limited the Big Green's roster to just five runners.

That pre-race hindrance led to a 44th-place finish with
1,078 team points.

Freshman Dana Giordano led the Dartmouth contingent that
made it onto the Zimmer Championship 6K Cross Country Course, finishing 115th
overall in 20:54.

Junior Hannah Rowe was the second runner in the Green and
White to cross, doing so in 21:08 for 158th place.